<?php
/**
 * This is only meant for PHP 5 to get rid of certain strict warning
 * that doesn't get hidden since it's in the shutdown function
 */
class PEAR5
{
	/**
	* If you have a class that's mostly/entirely static, and you need static
	* properties, you can use this method to simulate them. Eg. in your method(s)
	* do this: $myVar = &PEAR5::getStaticProperty('myclass', 'myVar');
	* You MUST use a reference, or they will not persist!
	*
	* @access public
	* @param  string $class  The calling classname, to prevent clashes
	* @param  string $var	The variable to retrieve.
	* @return mixed   A reference to the variable. If not set it will be
	*				 auto initialised to NULL.
	*/
	static function &getStaticProperty($class, $var)
	{
		static $properties;
		if (!isset($properties[$class])) {
			$properties[$class] = array();
		}

		if (!array_key_exists($var, $properties[$class])) {
			$properties[$class][$var] = null;
		}

		return $properties[$class][$var];
	}
}